Articles from the January 10, 2018 edition
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Author of Trump dossier had concerns about Russian blackmail
WASHINGTON (AP) — The former British spy who compiled a dossier of allegations about Donald Trump's presidential campaign and Russia brought the document to the FBI in July 2016 because he was worried about "whether a political candidate was being b...
Supreme Court takes the wheel in 2 cases of vehicle searches
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court's justices put themselves in the driver's seat Tuesday, hearing arguments in two cases involving vehicle searches, but it was unclear what routes the justices will take to resolve the cases. One case involved P...
North Korea to go to South Korea's Olympics after talks
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The rival Koreas moved toward easing their bitter animosity Tuesday during rare talks, with North Korea agreeing to take part in next month's Winter Olympics in South Korea. The countries also agreed to hold more d...
France investigating Apple's secret slowdown of old iPhones
PARIS (AP) — French authorities have opened an investigation into Apple over revelations it secretly slowed down older versions of its iPhones, the Paris prosecutor's office said Tuesday. The preliminary probe was opened last week over alleged "...
President Winfrey? No way, says Trump: "I'll beat Oprah"
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Winfrey? No way, says political prognosticator Donald Trump. "I'll beat Oprah," the president declared flatly at a White House meeting Tuesday — though he quickly added, "I don't think she's going to run." Asked about all...
Israeli leader's son under fire again for strip club banter
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel's embattled Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faced a new scandal Tuesday after a recording emerged of his 26-year-old stay-at-home son joyriding at taxpayer expense to Tel Aviv strip clubs with his super-rich buddies and brag...
Plane believed to be thousands of feet below Gulf surface
DALLAS (AP) — A small plane piloted by an Oklahoma doctor who disappeared while flying to collect a disabled dog in Texas is believed to have settled thousands of feet below the Gulf of Mexico, the U.S. Coast Guard said a day after announcing it h...
US says 'viral attack' among the theories in Cuba illnesses
WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States is investigating a range of possibilities beyond "sonic attacks" for the cause of U.S. diplomats' mysterious illnesses in Cuba, the Trump administration told Congress on Tuesday, including the possibility of a v...
Rome's mangy Christmas tree to be carved up into souvenirs
ROME (AP) — Rome's pathetic Christmas tree, so droopy and dried out that residents nicknamed it "The Mangy One," will be carved up and turned into souvenirs and a lactation hut for mothers and babies, city officials said Tuesday. In giving the d...
Ex-Arizona sheriff, Trump ally Joe Arpaio running for Senate
PHOENIX (AP) — Former Sheriff Joe Arpaio, who was spared a possible jail sentence last year when his political ally President Donald Trump pardoned his criminal conviction for disobeying a judge's order, announced Tuesday he plans to run for the U...
Iran lawmaker says some 3,700 arrested amid protests, unrest
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iranian security forces arrested some 3,700 people during widespread protests and unrest over the past two weeks, a lawmaker said Tuesday, offering a far higher number than authorities previously released. The d...
Intel CEO: Fixes on the way for serious chip security flaws
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Intel has big plans to steer toward new business in self-driving cars, virtual reality and other cutting-edge technologies. But first it has to pull out of a skid caused by a serious security flaw in its processor chips, which u...
AP source: Mueller conveys interest in questioning Trump
WASHINGTON (AP) — Special counsel Robert Mueller's team of investigators has expressed interest in speaking with President Donald Trump as part of a probe into potential coordination between Russia and the Trump campaign, a person familiar with t...
New chance for Georgia bill on campus sex-assault hearings
ATLANTA (AP) — A stalled proposal to impose new rules and limits on how Georgia colleges handle sexual violence cases was given a new chance Tuesday in the legislature, though the measure's author said he no longer sees a pressing need for it. On t...
University of Missouri officials still push for diversity
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The University of Missouri's Columbia campus still has a ways to go in hiring diverse faculty despite recent improvement, university officials said. System President Mun Choi and University of Missouri Chancellor A...
Lawsuit against man charged in university shooting settled
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — A man charged with a deadly shooting at Northern Arizona University has settled a negligence lawsuit against him and his parents. Steven Jones has said he acted in self-defense when he fatally shot 20-year-old Colin Brough a...
Campus sued over security cost for white nationalist's visit
CINCINNATI (AP) — White nationalist Richard Spencer's campus tour organizer is suing the University of Cincinnati's president, saying the school wouldn't rent space for Spencer to speak on campus unless a nearly $11,000 security fee was paid. An a...
Judge to decide whether to toss Sandy Hook parents' lawsuit
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — A judge is weighing whether to dismiss a negligence lawsuit filed by the parents of two children killed in the 2012 Newtown, Connecticut, school shooting massacre against the town and its school district. The plaintiffs' a...
Coal CEO blasts federal agency's decision on power grid
WASHINGTON (AP) — A decision by an independent energy agency to reject the Trump administration's plan to bolster the coal industry could lead to more closures of coal-fired power plants and the loss of thousands of jobs, a top coal executive said T...
Oklahoma utility regulators order rate cut from tax overhaul
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Oklahoma Corporation Commission has ordered five public utilities to track savings from reductions in federal corporate income tax rates and develop a method to return that money to ratepayers. The three-member panel took t...
Super-black feathers can absorb virtually every photon of light that hits them
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) (THE CONVERSATION) What do birds and aerospace engineers have in common? Both have invented incredibly dark, “super-black” surfaces that...
Ex-CEO pleads guilty in Texas case involving state senator
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — The former chief executive of a failed oil field services company has pleaded guilty to securities fraud and other charges in a federal case that includes a Texas state senator as a defendant. Stan Bates, who was CEO of defunct F...
Virginia Republican comes out against offshore drilling
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (AP) — A freshman Republican congressman from Virginia has announced his opposition to oil drilling off the coast of his district, breaking with President Donald Trump and the rest of Virginia's Republican congressional d...
6 New Year's resolutions for new homeowners
We all make New Year's resolutions, but let's be honest: Most are wishful thinking. By February, that "lose 20 pounds" or "learn Spanish" resolution has gone right out the window. But not for you, new homeowner. This year is different. Your first 12...
Animal group: Army base escalates wild horse roundups
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Animal rights advocates want a federal court to make an Army base in western Louisiana stop rounding up hundreds of feral horses on land it owns or uses. Fort Polk began escalating efforts in November, and some captured horses a...